Saturn_2029-11-14T12_31_33.6900_KAV.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:18:06 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2029-11-14T12:36:22.620
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : KAV
Location                : Kavalur Observatory
Latitude (deg)          :  12.57556
E. Longitude (deg)      :  78.83167
Altitude (km)           :   0.722
Gaia source ID          : 30397755591513728
2Mass ID (if available) : 03170375+1537297
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 03h 17m 03.81991s +15:37:29.22990s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   1.07
K magnitude             :  8.377
G magnitude             : 10.903
RP magnitude            : 10.160
BP magnitude            : 11.498
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           :  8.145
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    : -20.04
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :  177.34
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   71.88
B (ring opening deg)    :  -22.05
PA of pole (deg)        :   -1.06
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   1.952
C/A sky separation (km) :  11528.2
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          Saturn_ring_plane.tf
                          sat378.bsp
                          sat286.bsp
                          vgr1.sat286.bsp
                          vgr2.sat286.bsp
                          HST1081HSPephemUTC.bsp
                          pfbl0000r.bsp
                          cassini.bsp
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          cpck28Mar2008.tpc
                          pck.sat440.tpc
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          naif0012.tls
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
b: ring blocked by planet  x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Ring         I/E             UTC        b?  alt   alt-sun   radius     r-dot   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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F ring        I 2029-11-14T10:45:47.352   -20.31x  19.61x 140461.00   -22.30
A (OER)       I 2029-11-14T10:48:32.709   -19.69x  19.00x 136774.40   -22.28
Encke (OEG)   I 2029-11-14T10:50:48.711   -19.17x  18.50x 133744.89   -22.27
Encke (IEG)   I 2029-11-14T10:51:03.153   -19.12x  18.45x 133423.31   -22.26
A (IER)       I 2029-11-14T10:59:34.863   -17.18x  16.55x 122050.38   -22.18
B (OER)       I 2029-11-14T11:02:56.971   -16.41x  15.79x 117571.16   -22.14
B (IER)       I 2029-11-14T11:22:20.936   -11.94x  11.42x  91984.69   -21.77
C (IER)       I 2029-11-14T11:35:53.083    -8.81x   8.35x  74490.58   -21.25
 
Saturn        I 2029-11-14T11:47:02.039    -6.21x   5.80x  60267.04              -1.83     -2.25
Saturn        E 2029-11-14T13:25:22.515    17.03  -17.05   60134.54              22.15     26.49
 
C (IER)       E 2029-11-14T13:17:04.446 b  15.05  -15.10   74490.58    21.38
B (IER)       E 2029-11-14T13:30:30.621    18.25  -18.26   91984.69    21.96
B (OER)       E 2029-11-14T13:49:42.882    22.85  -22.78  117571.16    22.40
A (IER)       E 2029-11-14T13:53:02.623    23.64  -23.57  122050.38    22.45
Encke (IEG)   E 2029-11-14T14:01:27.922    25.66  -25.56  133423.31    22.56
Encke (OEG)   E 2029-11-14T14:01:42.175    25.72  -25.61  133744.89    22.56
A (OER)       E 2029-11-14T14:03:56.370    26.26  -26.14  136774.40    22.59
F ring        E 2029-11-14T14:06:39.476    26.91  -26.78  140461.00    22.62